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Rita Bonner, sister of a victim John Laverty, arrives at an inquest in Belfast, Northern Ireland, May 11, 2021. A coroner ruled that Laverty and nine other Catholics shot dead by British troops almost 50 years ago were "entirely innocent" and their deaths were unjustified.

Coroner rules 1971 massacre victims in Belfast were 'entirely innocent'

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DUBLIN - A coroner in Northern Ireland ruled that a priest and nine lay Catholics who were shot dead by British troops almost 50 years ago were "entirely innocent" and their deaths were unjustified.

A wounded Palestinian protester is evacuated during clashes with Israeli police outside Al-Aqsa Mosque at the Temple Mount complex in the Old City of Jerusalem May 10, 2021.

As Israeli-Palestinian violence escalates, Christian leaders voice concern

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JERUSALEM - Christian leaders in the Holy Land expressed deep concern over growing Israeli-Palestinian violence, as the two sides clashed in Jerusalem and Israel launched airstrikes into Gaza, responding to rocket attacks.

Scarborough MP John McKay has found an ally in Development and Peace, with a shared goal of Canada doing what’s right in developing countries.

A backbench MP who gets things done

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Liberal MP John McKay doesn’t give a damn whether he’s in cabinet or not. But he does give a damn.

The 2021 ShareLife campaign is a go despite the pandemic, supporting a variety of agencies, including Rose of Sharon for young mothers.

ShareLife campaign off to a steady start

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Support for the 2021 ShareLife parish campaign is off to a promising start as the fundraising arm of the Archdiocese of Toronto has accumulated over $3.2 million following the first of three ShareLife Sundays.

Padre Melo

Development and Peace reconciles with two exiled partners

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Two of Development and Peace’s 24 exiled partners have been welcomed back by Canada’s Catholic development and aid organization and the remaining 22 may re-apply once the organization finalizes a new partnership policy in the coming weeks.

Outdoor classrooms were just one of the changes brought on by the pandemic. Educators are calling for better supports for schools with variants of the virus hitting younger people harder.

COVID variants raise concern in classrooms

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The death of a Catholic school student in Brampton, Ont., has highlighted the demographic shift of those most affected by COVID-19.

Website launched to report sexual misconduct by Canadian Catholic bishops

Website launched to report sexual misconduct by Canadian Catholic bishops

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A new system launched to report abuse by Canada’s Catholic bishops is the next step within the Church to make sure all instances of abuse are exposed and eliminated, Gatineau Archbishop Paul-André Durocher said.

Teacher Tyler Weber is joined by some of his students on his 225-km bike journey in April to raise awareness for suicide prevention.

Teacher rides for suicide prevention

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With his departed friend Chris and his junior high students top of mind, Tyler Weber pushed himself to a personal best bike ride of 225.8 kilometres in just over nine hours in a journey to raise awareness of suicide prevention.

Fr. Peter Ciallella presides at a memorial Mass for Juan Lopez Chaparro last year.

Inadequate housing for migrants cited in coroner report

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A coroner’s report into the COVID-19 deaths of three migrant farm workers last year has highlighted the role crowded, inadequate housing played in spreading the deadly virus on Ontario farms, plus a jumble of overlapping jurisdictions overseeing the living and working conditions of temporary foreign workers.

Bishop-designate Christian Carlassare, who was shot by gunmen in Rumebek, South Sudan, speaks from a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, in a video message posted April 28 on Twitter.

Priests charged in bishop’s shooting

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VATICAN CITY -- Gunmen broke into the home of the bishop-designate of Rumbek, South Sudan, shot him in both legs and fled, according to Church news reports, with three local priests among the 12 people arrested for their possible involvement in the attack April 26.

Joe Biden.

U.S. re-opens door to more refugees

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WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden announced May 3 he was raising the historically low refugee cap of 15,000 left by the Trump administration, but he also warned that his administration may not be able to meet the new number of refugees it is seeking to resettle in what remains of the fiscal year: 62,500.

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